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It was the way it was done back in the day. Apparently it was to reduce friction inside the sleeving.

 

During 950 series XTR they developed the "Rapid Rise" rear mech, I still have one, with the travelator wheel on the back. It had the straightest and shortest cable of the time. It open up the thinking that we now think of as normal.

 

As for the "Rapid Rise" the travelator used to get snagged on brush and grass. So it generally landed quickly in a bin.

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Nah man, he means the loooooong little ear of cable left over thats free-floating.... I agree, i hate long bits being left over. Only thing it could possibly dois make life a little easier with something to hold on to when adjusting or taking out stretch slack. But otherwise, no.

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Nah man, he means the loooooong little ear of cable left over thats free-floating.... I agree, i hate long bits being left over. Only thing it could possibly dois make life a little easier with something to hold on to when adjusting or taking out stretch slack. But otherwise, no.

I agree.

 

I worked in a bike shop for a while as a wrench, some bikes had enormous loops on the rear derailleur. If I ever had to change cables I would trim down the casing to more acceptable lengths.

 

The bike in the picture has "roadie routing" under the BB. To keep the rear mech working the loop has to be a certain size for the damn cable to work.

 

I personally preferred top tube cable routing on bikes as they don't get as dirty.

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It was the way it was done back in the day. Apparently it was to reduce friction inside the sleeving.

 

 

The long outers I completely understand and often do this on kids bikes where the grip shifts aren’t the easiest to turn.

 

I was referring to this part as to why they have it so long.

 

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The long outers I completely understand and often do this on kids bikes where the grip shifts aren’t the easiest to turn.

 

I was referring to this part as to why they have it so long.

 

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I misunderstood. I'm sorry.

 

The piece after the pinch bolt, that's wrong. It was wrong then and always will be wrong.

 

Nothing goes past the lower pivot.

 

I personally have no idea as to why some guys leave so much cable, but it's nothing but a headache. One ride in long grass and that cable is folded back and frayed apart. Not cool.

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